Means for holding auto-chock blocks



Dec. 22, 1931. G c FEDDERMAN 1,837,657

MEANS FOR HOLDING AUTO CHOCK BLOCKS Filed June 27, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR:

mggz C. Edderman,

ATTORNEYS.

Dec. 22, 1931. FE AN 1,837,657

MEANS FOR HOLDING AUTO CHOCK BLOCKS Filed June 27, 1929 2 SheetsSheet 2 f it I l w 1:12 ANY Ev 471/ Am 4 r/lummlm VI/IW/AIQ I am mnnz INVENTOR:

G,eo r ge aikdderman,

ATTQ RN EYE.

a plate.

Pe ged D ezz, 1931i 7 5 camp s'mfTl zs GEORGE c. FEpDERMAmfo-s nmsorrfmronisen, lis'sienoit roAUToi dentifiers- DETROIT, Mrorrrerl-XN, 1;v CORPORAIVI'ONQOE" VIOE' MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF

MICHIGAN Application. filed ran er,

meanswhereby a chock block of the general form now marketed can be attached to a car V I p r i V Fig. 61s a V1e'Ws1m1laretoF1g'Q5 of another form of block, 1. e.one havlng ithe so called floor having aspecial form'o-f plate attached to or forming a part of said floor for use With 'hOlddOWIl means for-automobiles.

A. plate ofthis special form may be. mentioned as a i example, asbeing onelikethat shown in my application filed March ,8 1929,

No. 3%,4617, which i'sinserted in or attached to the fioor of the car and is provided with a, plurality of means adaptedto receive the hold-down device'Which is connected with some part ofthe automobile to hold it down as part of the means for securing the chock blocks in place.

Either a wooden chock block a composition or a metal one can beheld to this floor plate,-. and they each may berof the kind that can" be' used also by simply nailing-1 them to a wooden floor as is Well known. 5 7 i The Wood block may have an extended heel, or it may have the so called i'ncutheel,

such block ordinarilybeing held to the Wood floor by hailing it through'the extended heel or through -the incut heel, or the block maybe of otlierfoims'. I i i The invention is shown in" the accompany ing drawings in which i i T V 1 Figure l is a'perspective view of aknown form of chock block. 3 x Fig.2 is 'aviev'v of a floor be attachedto the car floor. l I 7 7 "Figs, 3 and-4 are modifications of said Fig.- 2a shows vie'iv's ofdevi'ces adapted to interlock with the'floor'pla-te otFig. 2 to serve asmeans for attaching the connection leading to the chock block for holding in place on the car fleor an'd'against the -Wheel" tire.

a Fig; 3a shows means forattachment to the} floor plate of Fig. 3.

Fig.4a is a view of mean s for attachment to the floor plate of F g. 4.

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inc-ut heel.

shown inFig.;, 1, a floor plate and attaching i Fig. 7 is a-view similarkto 5 of-anotlier form of chock block vvvithyits securing means. I i V means in various forms which may, be ,at-'

tachedrto the floor plate upon rwhichjcthe'l I 5 block is p' essc'd down to be penetratecltheree by and thus heldinpositio'n; 1 i v with the holding; means-,1; I Fig. 20 shows another form, Figs. 21-and 22 another form; w 1' f 5 .The chock. block maybe of the Well known Variety composed of wo'od as shoWnat 1 Fig.

by nails driven 7; through the extended .heel.

block inconnection With a freight car having a metal plate: as'ishownjm Fig; 2 .at-V

. vided' with-a series"of key holeshaped open- Fig; 191is a View showing lame tal gblo'clr 1 70" f Aland having aneXtended'heeLQ: 'Thi'sblock; 1 we is adapted-t0 be nailedito a Wooden car floor,

I 175 .v It-is one object ofzthejinv'entiontouse this ings 3 pointing in different" directions, and

- disposedgsubstantiallyovergthe entire area of theplate; V lTh'e floor-"plateisof suchkareaas to compensate for'yarious relativelwposition-s that the automobile Wheel may-assume in respectithereto soj that' ;n0 matter" upon What in properadjacentposition; keyI-holes which ,Part ofthe means of'formiirgtheconnec-n Q tion isishox vniniFig.2awhereia hooked them-flee :part ofthe plate the' wheelz mayirest the chock block may 'be'ipositioned agaihstithe' jtire and at the same timethere QWlll: hefound,

fvvill enablethe attachingmeanstobeiplaced a.

in connectionlboth With the 'chock bl'ockfand l the'key-holes for holding the block linyim-flr movable position on the:;platef t0 chock'ithe, I. 4 vehicleagainstldisplacementini'theffreight V car during transpoiitation.

ber is shown m4 of flat'sheet metal having projections 5 at its lower end. This hook is v attached to the'fioor plate by inserting its.

lower end through the key hole slot and then turning it so that its pro ections 5 Will 1111- derlie the Walls'defining the large end of the slot so that the hook Will be retained in positionf This hook as shown in Fig.5 extends above the floor plate and receives. any. suitable'form of connection 6, which is represein tative of any suitable strap, rod, Wire, rope which may be employed. In this Fig. 5 the V block, and in advance of the rear end of'the c'onnectionG is passed over the extended heel 2 Where this Joins the, substantially back ivall'7 :of the chock'block. This tie Will pass through two hooks, one' on each sideof the i blockg-iTheconnection Wlll be drawntight I nection may be fastened.

,In Fig. 6 the attachment is shown iu-connec- In Fig. 3:the fround holes 9 1 and hooks 10" projecting on the under sideof the'plate a the ChOCl 'blOCk is to b'e usec :Any 'suitable form of anchor andconnecting means may engage these hooksand the block. L Y 1 In Fig- 4 rectangular openings are pro lvided in the'foot f'plate; The anchor shown in Fig. ld'adapted 'to this opening, though :it'might be used w1th.others, consists ofthree' parts. Twoof these ;1have "portions 11a to; underlie thefoot plate, and'an upright per tio'n ll. A spacer: member 11?) holds the members 11, 11a spread apart to' engage the foot plate. Each of the ,members' has an I opening. to receive; a-Jtie member llilwvhirh :connectsvviththe choekblock in any 'suriiable Way. This anchor can-be removed by firsttak ng out-the spacer piece and then the two' bent' pieces, one after the other,

'tionwith aLsO-Called. incut heel. This incut is shown at'li; Ordinar1ly,11. e;,Whe-n with a Wooden "fear-floor,the'nail forholding it in place driven through the; heel. Vhenthis same "i-In F-ig-o the-fastening,means consists of, La -.bei.- .metal p ece 14 having an: anchor 7, with a notch at the upper face, an'dfthe "blockis used'in a car having one the floor" .plates -1 thenutilizeitheincut'to receive-"the tie 6.-v The block iiiayh'e forinecl as inl ioitite -b use war be p portionJt o engagelthe floor'plate;andhav-' ing'ii tsnpturned endi-pnovided with' a'fspur .or t'ur1 iecl edge to engage :the a-hloclc. *This thereto and anchored to the perforated fastener may ,besupplemented by any suitable form of metallic straps at the sides of the chock block nailed orotherwise secured plate such as at Fig. 8a.

floor "In Fig. '9 the tie member may consist of a having a sharp pointed end to enter the rear;

face, of the block, or this may consist of atie.

piece nailed to the said'rear face.

' ln'Fig. 10- the fastener consists ofia'metal.

plate having a sharp upper edge'bent so that tended heehor incutheel This platehas an anchor P01111011 similar to the anchor parts above: described :for interlocking with the 'rod orw wire 15 anchored to the floor plate and I it can be driven into'the'top surface of theeX;

floor plate. This platealsomay be nailedjto the top of the heel, V 'F1g.l1'ShOfvVS fastening meansanchored to the floor plate with a viiedgeilfi' drivenrin between said fasteneriandthe top of the ex: tended-heel.

glig. 12. shows. a fastener 1 7 extending through an opening in the. chock block and anchored to the floor plate.

"Fi 's. 13 to 16 inclusive show different 3 v D I V v forms of devlces toflbe. anchored, mthefloor plate and-upon which thechock blocks'lnay' be settobe penetratedfthereby for holding them in. place.1 :In Fig. 13 the fastening .means consists. conical or pointed mem- 18' which maybe anchored at any desired point on thefioor'plate,"it having theanchon meanslas at 18, tointerlock with any 'oneof the opei'lingsin -the floor plate according to' L where the Wheel ofthe vehlcle may be located on saichplate. I

1 Fig. '14-; represents spearheaded fastening devicesanchored tothe floor plate upon the block'may be impaled.

which lfirepresents spear headedefastjening dev ces. with anchorportionsto go into the floor plate. In this modification, the spear 1 head i'siprovided with supplemental points 19 which are sli htlvbentlin opposite directions.- InFig. 16 the nnpaling points QOfare, struck up from a plate anchored-in the floor plate.

' 17 representsa plate anchored lto-the perforated. floor plate by parts '21 struck f downwardlytherefrom to enter the .openings in the floor plateand with part QQ struck up 1 therefrom torengage the CllQCl{' bl.OCk. I V

Fig. 18' shows a plate With bent up sides to "extend transversely of theiunderside of the block. *Thes'e' res havefsaiv tooth vupper edges to penetrate theblock- This plate may l I s V have an anchorto' interlock'with the floor P plate. or it may hav e .1. protuberance struck down therefrom enter the opening in the pin ts, without, ha

V p e formswhere the block: V impaled, as it Were, upon upstanding points of plates. like in Figs. 17 and 18, the anchorw I may bedoneby projections v from the embers entering theopenings inthefloor the 510w r. anchoring "tached to the floor in any suitable manner. It may be embedded therein or slightly raised projections, such asat 11b in Fig.20 to lock 7 .beneath the plate. In these forms the tendency of the wheel on the chock block is to press it down, and of course, the pressure from the wheel tends also'to slide the block along the floor plate, but such tendency is resistedby the projections entering the openings in the floor plate. I There is no normal tendency to raise the chock block from the floor plate by the pressure of the wheel thereon, and hence the main resistance to displacement'of theblock must be by means which prevents the block from sliding along the floor plate, and in-all the constructions described, this result will be attained.

Fig. 19 is meant to illustrate any suitable form of metal chock blo'ckheld by a rod,:str'ap or plate having a down-turned pointed top end which may be bent over back of the metal block, 7 v r In. all the forms the floor plate may be atabove the floor, such as in the; application above referred to, and it may 'beIassociated Various modificationsof the invention have 1;

been described audit will be understood-that- "where a form of device in one figure is susceptible of use with a device or devices of another figure, this specification is to be construed as applying to this obvious assembly of parts.

made of metal, it will be understood that I be understood that by this is meant any part of the floor which is provided with means for place theblocks in position and then lower anchoring the chock block fastening devices thereto.

One method of assembling the device with the automobile is to jack up the latter, then the automobile into engagement therewith,

though it will be understood that I do not limit -myself in this respect. I

This method would be particularly appli-' cable to those forms in which the block is to be impaled upon upstanding points or spurs.

Figs. 21 and 22 illustrate anothermeans of anchorage.- I show this in connectionwith a block having an inclined rear facethough provided withprojection's so that the fitting may be placed in orremoved from the floor 9 plate as previously described.' This fitting or anchoring-membet'proper is provided with a hooked or aw formation at its upper-end 24 1.. Means the'top at the "lateral faces thereof.

ing its front end adapted to bear onthe rear face of theblockj. Ifused witha chockblock having a rearinclined face the. for-ward end i i of this {strut will be inclinedto fit said in-.'

'clined" back of 'thejchockI'blockI When placed in position the strutmay. be nailed -at 26 to 'th e; backof thei block, and the fitting Y r nchoring member has "a hole 1 at 26 by wvlricha nail may be driven through the to hold 'it in the jawsofthefittings t The strut may beusedwith vertical back block. It 'may be soproportione'd and the anchor niember may be placed in 'such one of the key holes as will haveifa wedge elfect on 5 the block to press 'firinlywag'ainst theltire i cars "comprising a 'chock' bl'ock to engage the wheel tire, a floor plate attac hed-jtoZthe car I I floor and means for holding thechockblock f' to the floor plate, saidffioor plate 'b eing ipro'- videdwith' spaced apart apertureseach 3 of restricted'area forindividu'ally -r'eceiving: the 1 chock block; holding means in various posi 0 .tions'to accommodatevarious positions of the chock block relative to the floor plate,isu bstantially as describedchock block.

; 3.fMeansffor holdingwehiclesin itreight cars comprising'a chock block,afloorplat'e, I

and means :for holdingthe 'chock'block to-the "floor plate,* sai-d clock loloc'k having a :heel While I have described the floor plate as for holding v hicles'in freight- 2 Apparatus according to' claim lg'inwhich the holding means fdfetachably'engage's the too extending rearwardly therefro said heel "for securing it to the floo'rfplate; 1 I

4. Means for holdin cars comprising a chocl;

vehicles 1n freight of attachment with the floor platel i i plate and holding means between said block and plate, said holding means engagin theblock, a floor plate, and attaching'means between'the block andf plate, said attaching means extendin'gfrom its point of attachment with the chock block forwardly towards .thezsmall end of said block, substantially as described to its point rear portion of thechock block and reac 'ing I y the floor plate externally of'the blocln 6. Apparatus according to claim l'in which the holding means engages arecess formation I v in the block and extends thence externally of the block to the floorplateg 7. Apparatus according to claim lin I the holding means extends forwardly from the rear portion of-the block'tov anchoring l' eans' at each side of the block along the 8. Apparatus according to the holding means engagesithe undersideof 7 I means for anchorin'g the "same to acar floor t iittaching ittoa {car floor and-'having'sp'aced servingifor one position of a chock b1 ock,jand

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- 19f.QAppamtusnccording to'claimjl in which j e the holdingvmeans engages the upper portion, 7 g of ithe b1'0ck,jand extends thence; externally f" f "of;theb1 00k to'the-floorxplate. a I r Q10.,lngcombination EL'ChOCk block, "and 'COI I HQIiS'iIIg a floor plate: attachable to the car v floorj having pre-forme d spacedapart'aper- I tunes eachofrestricted area to receive said enchonijnguneans, substantiallyas described. 1 i 11. In combination a platewith means fol" huipmt; a'p'el turespoi restricted area aiidea'ch.

"holding means for said chock .block. engage- I able withanyyone of sa id apertures, substanj tiallyes described; f a 1 12.1jA-ppa;ratus. accordinga'to claim :1, in 'whichan anchoringi piece is -attached totlie ,fi0or p1a-te and has a recess, and a stl'ut'islheld ;in 's"aidi.1ecess and pressejsfupon the chock b]ock.:q-,f m m. 1 Y

- l3.-App a ratus-t according ,to claim 1 in f V which theholdin'g, means consists of amember H j at the side elf-side'sof thehloclcattachedto i]; =5 I said side or sides andranchored in the floor 14. Means for holding-vehicles onfa support comprising a chock bloc'kto engage the 7;

heel tireysaid support having preformed apertures, one for each prescribed positi on :of. v

' the block said apertures nbeing disposed at .various points overa prescribed area of said and anchoring' meaiis forsaid chock block to support to be occupied by said vehicle Wheel, i

engageany of said preformed apertures by interlocking ith-the Wallthereof. V s In testimonywhi reof, I affix my signature.

'' ORGE FEDDERMAN. 

